Projects are commissioned by public and private client organizations which have different
organizational culture and structures that dictate the rules and procedures to be followed in project
procurement. The research objective in this study is to examine the extent of bureaucracy and red
tape in construction project organizations in the public and private sectors. The long perceived
assumption that the public organizations are more bureaucratic than private organizations is found
to be supported.

Projects are commissioned by public and private client organizations which have different
organizational culture and structures that dictate the rules and procedures to be followed in project
procurement. The research objective in this study is to examine the extent of bureaucracy and red
tape in construction project organizations in the public and private sectors. The long perceived
assumption that the public organizations are more bureaucratic than private organizations is found
to be supported.

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eng

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Hong Kong Institute of Surveyors. The Journal's web site is located at http://www.hkis.org.hk/en/publication_journal.php

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Surveying & Built Environment

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Bureaucracy

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Red tape

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Construction project organizations

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Bureaucracy and red tape in public and private construction project organizations